Open Malaysia

Greetings from New York city! Arrived Friday night for some holiday and business. Here are some links on ODF.

Sam Hiser on ODF - an excellent "neutral" party description, developments and assessment: What Is OpenDocument

NewsForge -  A moderator at an O'Reilly Conference forum on open source confronted Microsoft with the expose by Rob Weir in his blog of ODF's second-class status in Office: OSCON day 2

Coverage on July 27 ODF Alliance press release citing Malaysia's proposal to make ODF a Malaysian Standard:

• ZDNet: OpenDocument wins more fans - Malaysia and Bristol are just two of the latest places to fly the ODF flag
• Andy Updergrove: Checking in on the ODF Alliance
• [Update 02 Aug 2006] Open Source News: Open Season - OpenDocument gets boost; Microsoft lets users share some code
• [Update 02 Aug 2006] Computerworld: Malaysia OKs move toward OpenDocument Format - It joins Belgium, Denmark and Massachusetts in embracing ODF
• [Update 02 Aug 2006] Newsforge: ODF Alliance Grows, Shares Good News from Malaysia